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Use when user reports an error, bug, or something not working. Search-first troubleshooting with diagnostic phase. Triggers: debug, error, broken, not working, failing, crash, exception.
Use when user reports an error, bug, or something not working. Search-first troubleshooting with diagnostic phase. Triggers: debug, error, broken, not working, failing, crash, exception.
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Search-first diagnostic workflow. Human executes commands.
CRITICAL: After EVERY AskUserQuestion call, check if answers are empty/blank. Known Claude Code bug: outside Plan Mode, AskUserQuestion silently returns empty answers without showing UI.
If answers are empty: DO NOT proceed with assumptions. Instead:
0.Load → 1.Search → 2.Qualify → 3.Diagnose → 4.Investigate → 5.Persist → 6.Learn
Read $PRAXIS_DIR/reference/troubleshoot/learnings.yaml if exists. Apply known patterns before searching.
80% of bugs solved online.
[error] [stack] [framework] on SO, GitHub, Docs, RedditAskUserQuestion:
See protocols/diagnose.md for details.
Pattern matches → suggest fix, skip OODA
Only if diagnosis inconclusive.
Exit when root cause confirmed and fix verified.
MUST execute after root cause confirmed and fix verified. DO NOT skip. DO NOT wait for user to ask.
Persist the diagnostic session to $PRAXIS_DIR/thinking/troubleshoot/{project}/{date}-{slug}-llm.md.
{project} = current project folder name. {slug} = lowercase hyphenated from primary symptom/error. Create directory if missing.
Collision handling: If filename exists, append sequence: {date}-{slug}-2-llm.md, {date}-{slug}-3-llm.md. First write gets clean name.
Guard: If $PRAXIS_DIR is unset, skip artifact persistence silently (troubleshooting must not fail because of missing env var).
Content (required sections):
This is the active thinking trail — distinct from learnings.yaml which captures distilled, reusable conclusions.
After resolution, AskUserQuestion: "Save this learning?"
$PRAXIS_DIR/reference/troubleshoot/learnings.yamlscope: project:<name>Before responding to user, verify:
$PRAXIS_DIR/thinking (or guard triggered if unset)protocols/diagnose.md - Mental models, bisect strategiesname: troubleshoot description: "Use when user reports an error, bug, or something not working. Search-first troubleshooting with diagnostic phase. Triggers: debug, error, broken, not working, failing, crash, exception." allowed-tools: WebSearch, WebFetch, AskUserQuestion, Read, Glob, Grep model: opus context: main argument-hint: <error or symptom description> cynefin-domain: complicated cynefin-verb: analyze
---
name: troubleshoot
description: "Use when user reports an error, bug, or something not working. Search-first troubleshooting with diagnostic phase. Triggers: debug, error, broken, not working, failing, crash, exception."
allowed-tools: WebSearch, WebFetch, AskUserQuestion, Read, Glob, Grep
model: opus
context: main
argument-hint: <error or symptom description>
cynefin-domain: complicated
cynefin-verb: analyze
---
# Troubleshoot
Search-first diagnostic workflow. Human executes commands.
## ⚠️ AskUserQuestion Guard
**CRITICAL**: After EVERY `AskUserQuestion` call, check if answers are empty/blank. Known Claude Code bug: outside Plan Mode, AskUserQuestion silently returns empty answers without showing UI.
**If answers are empty**: DO NOT proceed with assumptions. Instead:
1. Output: "⚠️ Questions didn't display (known Claude Code bug outside Plan Mode)."
2. Present the options as a **numbered text list** and ask user to reply with their choice number.
3. WAIT for user reply before continuing.
## Workflow
`0.Load → 1.Search → 2.Qualify → 3.Diagnose → 4.Investigate → 5.Persist → 6.Learn`
### 0. Load Learnings
Read `$PRAXIS_DIR/reference/troubleshoot/learnings.yaml` if exists. Apply known patterns before searching.
### 1. Search (do first)
80% of bugs solved online.
- WebSearch: `[error] [stack] [framework]` on SO, GitHub, Docs, Reddit
- Solution found → skip to 5.Learn
### 2. Qualify (2-3 questions)
AskUserQuestion:
- Stack? (language, framework, runtime)
- Environment? (local, container, cloud)
- Changed recently? (deploy, config, dependency)
### 3. Diagnose
See `protocols/diagnose.md` for details.
1. **Mental models**: Check learnings.yaml → WebSearch pattern → reason with 5 Whys/Fishbone
2. **Isolation**: Wolf Fence (binary search), swap one variable, minimal repro
3. **Root cause drill**: 5 Whys, Fishbone 6 M's
Pattern matches → suggest fix, skip OODA
### 4. Investigate (OODA)
Only if diagnosis inconclusive.
- Observe: User runs command, pastes output
- Orient: Analyze, update hypothesis
- Decide: Next command or confirm cause
- Act: Suggest fix (user executes)
Exit when root cause confirmed and fix verified.
### 5. Persist Thinking Artifact ⚠️ MANDATORY
**MUST execute after root cause confirmed and fix verified. DO NOT skip. DO NOT wait for user to ask.**
Persist the diagnostic session to `$PRAXIS_DIR/thinking/troubleshoot/{project}/{date}-{slug}-llm.md`.
`{project}` = current project folder name. `{slug}` = lowercase hyphenated from primary symptom/error. Create directory if missing.
**Collision handling**: If filename exists, append sequence: `{date}-{slug}-2-llm.md`, `{date}-{slug}-3-llm.md`. First write gets clean name.
**Guard**: If `$PRAXIS_DIR` is unset, skip artifact persistence silently (troubleshooting must not fail because of missing env var).
**Content** (required sections):
- Symptoms (as reported)
- Hypotheses tested (ordered list with result: confirmed/eliminated)
- OODA loops (if Phase 4 was entered)
- Root cause (as confirmed)
- Resolution (fix applied)
- Cynefin transition (if problem re-classified during diagnosis)
This is the **active thinking trail** — distinct from `learnings.yaml` which captures distilled, reusable conclusions.
### 6. Learn
After resolution, AskUserQuestion: "Save this learning?"
- Global → append to `$PRAXIS_DIR/reference/troubleshoot/learnings.yaml`
- Project → append with `scope: project:<name>`
- Skip
## ✅ Completion Checklist
Before responding to user, verify:
- [ ] Artifact written to `$PRAXIS_DIR/thinking` (or guard triggered if unset)
## Refs
- `protocols/diagnose.md` - Mental models, bisect strategies
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